Life: Life of a North Korean Defector Woman

Joonho Kwon

<Life> is an installation work which unfolds the narratives of North Korean Defector Women based on their testimonies. The moment they abandoned their family and crossed Tumen River and the moment they had to burry those who were alive just until yesterday in the cold ground… In order to visualize the feelings at such specific moments, their testimonies were visualized through wooden structures which look like a ‘torture device’.

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    Joonho Kwon, South Korea (2017)

    Joonho Kwon studied Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK and taught graphic design at the same school for a year. His 2011 RCA graduation...

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    <Life> is an installation work which unfolds the narratives of North Korean Defector Women based on their testimonies. The moment they abandoned their family and crossed Tumen River and the moment they had to burry those who were alive just until yesterday in the cold ground… In order to visualize the feelings at such specific moments, their testimonies were visualized through wooden structures which look like a ‘torture device’.

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    Joonho Kwon, South Korea (2017)

    Joonho Kwon studied Visual Communication at the Royal College of Art (RCA) in the UK and taught graphic design at the same school for a year. His 2011 RCA graduation work, Life: The Life of a North Korean Woman, a typographic installation, was selected as one of the 'Special Choices of the Year' by the British magazine Creative Review. He was named 'Rising Star of the Year' at UK Design Week 2012 and one of the '20 Saatchi New Sensations' at London's Saatchi Gallery. Joonho Kwon worked as a graphic designer at Barnbrook Studio and Why Not Associates in London. Since 2013, he has run his own design studio, Everyday Practice, where he collaborates with colleagues on various design projects. He was elected a member of the AGI (International Graphic Federation) in 2017 and is currently an adjunct professor at Hongik University College of Fine Arts, Department of Visual Design.

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